Verse 1Em
When I was just a little boy, me and my father
Would go out back and play a little game of cops and robbers
GAm
One day he cocked the gun and pointed at my mom and shot her
CB
And I cried and cried with laughter after I realized it was just water
Em
But things have changed now, the world just ain't the same now
G
We're frightened but we need to be enlightened, use our brain now
Am
People pointing fingers, trying to find someone to blame now
CB
Ashamed how the game of cops and robbers ain't a game now
ChorusEm
These ain't water guns
GAm
And please save all our sons and daughters
What we fighting for?
CB
Cause these ain't water guns, water guns no more
Em
These ain't water guns
GAm
And please save all our sons and daughters
What we fighting for?
CBEm
Cause these ain't water guns, water guns no more
Verse 2
Look around, tell me how we ever got here
GAm
We fightin' hard, but the reasoning is not clear
A
Stop here, where is the love if it's not here?
CB
The solution to not getting shot here is not fear
Em
And we can fly away on a balloon to another land
GAm
Or we can make this home, find another plan
Too much blood on these yellow brick streets
CB
And history repeats until we can finally hold our brother's hand
ChorusEm
These ain't water guns
GAm
And please save all our sons and daughters
What we fighting for?
CB
Cause these ain't water guns, water guns no more
Em
These ain't water guns
GAm
And please save all our sons and daughters
What we fighting for?
CBEm
Cause these ain't water guns, water guns no more
BridgeG
So take my hand in your hand
EmC
And let's stand if we can
Pray for all the fallen ones
EmB
These ain't (these ain't), these ain't water guns
G
So take my hand in your hand
EmC
And let's stand if we can
Pray for all the fallen ones
EmBmBEm
These ain't (these ain't), these ain't water guns
ChorusEm
These ain't water guns
GAm
And please save all our sons and daughters
What we fighting for?
CB
Cause these ain't water guns, water guns no more
Em
These ain't water guns
GAm
And please save all our sons and daughters
What we fighting for?
CB
Cause these ain't water guns, water guns no more
Em
These ain't water guns
GAm
And please save all our sons and daughters
What we fighting for?
CB
Cause these ain't water guns, water guns no more
Em
These ain't water guns
GAm
And please save all our sons and daughters
What we fighting for?
CBEEm
Cause these ain't water guns, water guns no more
OutroGAm
Do you hear them?
C
These ain't water guns no more
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.